Why was it so difficult for Catherine to end serfdom in Russia?

*Catherine the Great was reportedly tone-deaf and had to receive a signal to applaud at operas, concerts, and ballets.

*Catherine faced over a dozen uprisings during her rule.

*Catherine bestowed gifts, including land and titles, to her former lovers; one received more than a thousand indentured servants.

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`stare decisis is a legal doctrine that obligates courts to follow historical cases when making a ruling on a similar current or future case. stare decisis ensures that cases with identical facts be approached in the same way, unless overruled by the same court or a higher court such as the us supreme court. simply put, it binds courts to follow legal precedents set by previous decisions.

stare decisis is a latin term meaning "to stand by that which is decided".